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How did life begin? It has been a mystery for humankind during the past and present. One of the few things that it is possible to affirm is that the complexity of the problem requires a mayor contribution from very many disciplines. However, this matter is subject of very many speculations that has been presented in all possible and different ways. As Bernal (1951) pointed out, a general solution to a problem of cosmic proportions demands a multidisciplinary approach.
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Negron-Mendoza, A., Ramos-Bernal, S. (2000). Chemical Evolution in the Early Earth. In: Chela-Flores, J., Lemarchand, G.A., Oró, J. (eds) Astrobiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4313-4_6
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